Antonyms for living
ˈlɪv ɪŋliv·ing

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1. livingnoun

   Antonyms:
   dead, nonliving

2. livingnoun

   Having life.

   Antonyms:
   nonliving, dead

3. livingadjective

   In use or existing.

   Hunanese is a living language.

   Antonyms:
   dead, nonliving

4. livingnoun

   A style of life.

   These living conditions are deplorable.

   Antonyms:
   nonliving, dead

5. livingadjective

   True to life.

   This is the living image of Fidel Castro.

   Antonyms:
   nonliving, dead

6. livingadjective

   He almost beat the living daylights out of me.

   Antonyms:
   nonliving, dead

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. living

   Alive applies to all degrees of life, from that which shows one to be barely existing or existent as a living thing, as when we say he is just alive, to that which implies the very utmost of vitality and power, as in the words "he is all alive," "thoroughly alive." So the word quick, which began by signifying "having life," is now mostly applied to energy of life as shown in swiftness of action. Breathing is capable of like contrast. We say of a dying man, he is still breathing; or we speak of a breathing statue, or "breathing and sounding, beauteous battle," Tennyson Princess can. v, l. 155, where it means having, or seeming to have, full and vigorous breath, abundant life. Compare ACTIVE; ALERT; NIMBLE.

   Antonyms:
   dead, deceased, defunct, dispirited, dull, inanimate, lifeless, spiritless

   Synonyms:
   active, alert, alive, animate, animated, breathing, brisk, existent, existing, live, lively, quick, subsisting, vivacious

   Preposition:
   Alive in every nerve; alive to every noble impulse; alive with fervor, hope, resolve; alive through all his being.

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1. • People

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. life, livingnoun

   the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

   "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"

   Antonyms:
   dead, relative, comparative, nonextant, extinct, unrealistic

   Synonyms:
   liveliness, animation, keep, support, life, bread and butter, sprightliness, life-time, lifespan, spirit, life sentence, sustenance, life history, aliveness, lifetime, biography, livelihood, life story

2. livingnoun

   people who are still living

   "save your pity for the living"

   Antonyms:
   dead, extinct, nonextant, relative, unrealistic, comparative

   Synonyms:
   sustenance, aliveness, livelihood, support, life, keep, bread and butter, animation

3. animation, life, living, alivenessnoun

   the condition of living or the state of being alive

   "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

   Antonyms:
   dead, nonextant, extinct, relative, comparative, unrealistic

   Synonyms:
   brio, liveliness, animateness, animation, life-time, keep, support, life, bread and butter, vivification, sprightliness, lifespan, spirit, life sentence, invigoration, sustenance, life history, liveness, spiritedness, aliveness, lifetime, biography, vitality, livelihood, life story

4. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenanceadjective

   the financial means whereby one lives

   "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

   Antonyms:
   dead, relative, nonextant, extinct, comparative, unrealistic

   Synonyms:
   support, backup, supporting, reinforcement, sustainment, backing, funding, nutrition, nutriment, financial support, keep, accompaniment, alimentation, reenforcement, victuals, life, bread and butter, hold, dungeon, musical accompaniment, maintenance, aliment, sustenance, animation, donjon, sustentation, upkeep, financial backing, documentation, nourishment, livelihood, aliveness

5. livingadjective

   pertaining to living persons

   "within living memory"

   Antonyms:
   dead, unrealistic, relative, extinct, nonextant, comparative

   Synonyms:
   living(a), surviving

6. livingadjective

   true to life; lifelike

   "the living image of her mother"

   Antonyms:
   dead, extinct, comparative, relative, nonextant, unrealistic

   Synonyms:
   living(a), surviving

7. livingadjective

   (informal) absolute

   "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"

   Antonyms:
   dead, nonextant, unrealistic, comparative, extinct, relative

   Synonyms:
   living(a), surviving

8. surviving, livingadjective

   still in existence

   "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania"

   Antonyms:
   dead, relative, unrealistic, extinct, nonextant, comparative

   Synonyms:
   living(a), surviving

9. livingadjective

   still in active use

   "a living language"

   Antonyms:
   dead, unrealistic, nonextant, extinct, comparative, relative

   Synonyms:
   living(a), surviving

10. living(a)adjective

    (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried

    "carved into the living stone";

    Antonyms:
    dead, extinct, relative, comparative, nonextant, unrealistic

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. livingadjective

   Synonyms:
   alive, quick, live, quickening, animating

2. livingnoun

   Synonyms:
   life, existence, being, livelihood, sustenance, subsistence, maintenance, benefice

How to use living in a sentence?

1. Eppie Friedman:

   Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.

2. John McCain:

   There's one man who has made pain in my life a living hell and another man who has literally shepherded me through the grief process.

3. Greta Thunberg:

   We will not be satisfied with anything less than a science-based pathway which gives us the best possible chance to safeguard the future living conditions for humanity and life on earth as we know it.

4. Jason Luckasevic:

   There's so much more that could have and should have been done for these players who suffer serious and permanent cognitive and behavioural mental handicaps, how about the guys that are out there that occasionally forget the name of their friend, or their grocery list and have days that are very dark and depressing because they are still living an independent life? They get nothing.

5. Isaac Mashman:

   To feel obligated to finish all of your food is to be living with a mindset of scarcity. It is the little things from our childhood that have the longest impact.

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